Astra 5A Telecom Satellite Fails
Astra says its Astra 5A satellite, positioned at 31.5 deg. E. Long., has suffered a catastrophic failure and will be removed from service. The immediate nature of the failure was not given. The spacecraft, launched in November 1997 to 5 deg. E. Long. as Sirius 2, would normally have had around three...
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